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Just to clarify the original question, we would still be able to trade freely as long as other nations were still interested in that.



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That's not clarification. You've added a condition.

Another small point: In your OP you said we suddenly agreed to pullout. I thought you'd mis-stated and meant, suddenly decided. That would mean a unilateral decision by us and unilateral is more than just frowned on by the rest of the world.

Even if we somehow miraculously got other countries to agree with our military pullout, I don't think we can maintain trading partnerships because you've also stopped all our direct and indirect monetary support. You've started the snowball down the hill.

We simply cannot isolate ourselves. As much as I'd like to - frequently. It's not only not practical, we have this "humanitarian thing" about us. There's no way we aren't going to help when tsunami's and earthquakes happen. We will not let Israel cease to exist. We will not let China take over Taiwan. And the list goes on.

But your premise made for interesting discussion.

NT